The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860¿1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a ¿mood,¿ a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind.

Swann's Way

Swann's Way is the first novel of Marcel Proust's seven-volume magnum opus In Search of Lost Time. After elaborate reminiscences about his childhood with relatives in rural Combray and in urban Paris, Proust's narrator recalls a story regarding Charles Swann, a major figure in his Combray childhood....

Plato's Republic

The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? What form of education provides the best leaders for a good republic? What are the various forms of poetry and the other arts, and which ones should be fostered and which ones should be discouraged? How does knowing differ from believing?

The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London.

Charles Dickens is arguably the greatest novelist England ever produced. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life - along with his memorable characters - have made him beloved by readers the world over.

The Beautiful and Damned

The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel, introduced Fitzgerald fans to 22-year-old Gloria Gilbert, a drop-dead gorgeous, selfish, gumdrop-addicted beauty from Kansas City, and 25-year-old Anthony Patch, a handsome, heir-to-a-fortune, careless, spoiled Harvard graduate and New York bon vivant. The novel opens in 1913, a time of flappers, jazz clubs, silent movies, and, for those who could afford it, a 24/7 world of parties, booze, and social extravagances.

Publisher's Summary

A brilliant collection of short stories by some of Russia's best writers:

1. "Twenty-Six Men and a Girl" by Maxim Gorky 2. "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin3. "The Honest Thief" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky4. "The Long Exile" by Count Leo Tolstoy5. "The Self-Sacrificing Rabbit" by Nicolai Schedrin6. "Comrades" by Maxim Gorky7. "A Candle" by Count Leo Tolstoy8. "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogo9. "The Encased Man" by Anton Chekhov10. "The Pistol Shot" by Alexander Pushkin11. "The Chorus Girl" by Anton Chekhov12. "The Old Verger" by Vladimir Korolenko13. "The Three Hermits" by Count Leo Tolstoy14. "The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle" by Nikolai Leskov

I couldn't listen to this. not sure if the narrator was trying to make a russian accent buy it was dreadful. So upset about this I ll just have to buy the real book. as the stories are amazing but I don't know who on earth could listen to this woman talk more than a 1 min.